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A Deloitte employment survey asked a sample of human resource executives how their company planned to change its workforce over the next 12 months. A categorical response variable showed three options: The company plans to hire and add to the number of employees, the company plans no change in the number of employees, or the company plans to lay off and reduce the number of employees. Another categorical variable indicated if the company was private or public. Sample data for 186 companies are summarized as follows. Company Employment Plan Private Public Add Employees 38 30 No Change 21 38 Lay Off Employees 16 42 a. Conduct a test of independence to determine if the employment plan for the next 12 months is independent of the type of company. Compute the value of the $\chi^2$ test statistic (to 2 decimals). Use Table 3 of Appendix B to find the $p$-value. The $p$-value is Select your answer At a 0.05 level of significance, what is your conclusion? Select your answer the employment plan is not independent of the type of company. b. Discuss any differences in the employment plans for private and public companies over the next 12 months. Select your answer companies are more likely to add employees. Select your ansever employees of public companies plan to lay off employees. (to 1 decimal) companies are more likely to lay off employees. % of private companies plan on adding con Hint(s) Check My Work (3 remaining)

          A Deloitte employment survey asked a sample of human resource executives how their company planned to change its workforce over the next 12 months. A categorical response variable showed
three options: The company plans to hire and add to the number of employees, the company plans no change in the number of employees, or the company plans to lay off and reduce the number of
employees. Another categorical variable indicated if the company was private or public. Sample data for 186 companies are summarized as follows.
Company
Employment Plan
Private
Public
Add Employees
38
30
No Change
21
38
Lay Off Employees
16
42
a. Conduct a test of independence to determine if the employment plan for the next 12 months is independent of the type of company.
Compute the value of the $\chi^2$ test statistic (to 2 decimals).
Use Table 3 of Appendix B to find the $p$-value.
The $p$-value is Select your answer
At a 0.05 level of significance, what is your conclusion?
Select your answer
the employment plan is not independent of the type of company.
b. Discuss any differences in the employment plans for private and public companies over the next 12 months.
Select your answer
companies are more likely to add employees. Select your ansever
employees
of public companies plan to lay off employees. (to 1 decimal)
companies are more likely to lay off employees.
% of private companies plan on adding
con
Hint(s) Check My Work (3 remaining)

A Deloitte employment survey asked a sample of human resource executives how their company planned to change its workforce over the next 12 months. A categorical response variable showed
three options: The company plans to hire and add to the number of employees, the company plans no change in the number of employees, or the company plans to lay off and reduce the number of
employees. Another categorical variable indicated if the company was private or public. Sample data for 186 companies are summarized as follows.
Company
Employment Plan
Private
Public
Add Employees
38
30
No Change
21
38
Lay Off Employees
16
42
a. Conduct a test of independence to determine if the employment plan for the next 12 months is independent of the type of company.
Compute the value of the χ^2 test statistic (to 2 decimals).
Use Table 3 of Appendix B to find the p-value.
The p-value is Select your answer
At a 0.05 level of significance, what is your conclusion?
Select your answer
the employment plan is not independent of the type of company.
b. Discuss any differences in the employment plans for private and public companies over the next 12 months.
Select your answer
companies are more likely to add employees. Select your ansever
employees
of public companies plan to lay off employees. (to 1 decimal)
companies are more likely to lay off employees.
% of private companies plan on adding
con
Hint(s) Check My Work (3 remaining)

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